This is not intended to be an exact note-for-note recreation. It’s probably not perfect, but I don’t think New Order would be too bothered if I got something wrong here and there. Check the description if you are interested in the equipment and process I used to make this rendition. Please also check out my original music. Thanks for watching!

@005connect9

2 ай бұрын

New order wouldn’t play it the exact same way every time you’d see them

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

@@005connect9 Yeah, I saw them back in the day. I agree - they were pretty casual about how they’d play.

@SoFloRC

2 ай бұрын

@@PolaroidsofthePyramids that’s part of what made them so special, they wouldn’t just press play on some recorded set and dance around like todays electronic artists 😂

@DzielnyTataYT

20 күн бұрын

don't worry , its beyond epectations! it's professional, this is what i came for

@tellyjoossens4186

12 күн бұрын

Sounds quite perfect to me! I never thought Casio could be compared to for example Yamaha, until I bought a Casio CT X-5000 2 years ago. Even the simpelest Casio keyboards from years ago can be used for creating something great. It just needs the right musician with the right mindset.

Best advert for Casio I've ever seen

@rachelar

9 күн бұрын

Send it to Casio

@user-by3tf2qq1t

8 күн бұрын

Exactly!

@Coffeeology

6 күн бұрын

@@rachelar Casio does a DMCA

@KRAFTWERK2K6

6 күн бұрын

Casio, if they are smart, should use the momentum of the current time crave for the retro casio keyboards and do a new lineup of these classics. Should be laughably cheap to produce with todays chip tech and chinese manufacturing infrastructures.

@ruantengyi

3 күн бұрын

I know. 😂

In a world of Moog, Yamaha, Roland, and Prophets... be a Casio.

@Carzionia

5 күн бұрын

Put that on my headstone!

@innerlude

5 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@jareddrogose1470

3 күн бұрын

I've owned Casio WK1630, WK3000 and WK7600's. Love me some Casio.

@KRAFTWERK2K6

3 күн бұрын

Ah my favorite Aristole quote ^-^

i am fascinated by how complex this "ordinary" pop song is. why cant we have nice things like this in the top40 anymore?

@mikequinlan9585

3 күн бұрын

The complexity involved in make this song was mind numbing. Watch a documentary of New Order and you learn a lot about how electronic music used to be made.

@777jones

Күн бұрын

The guys who made this music were really, really smart.

@justjohnmusicchannel8327

23 сағат бұрын

yeah so many different melodies and rhythms strew across so many different instruments...a masterpiece!

@Bob-ts2tu

9 сағат бұрын

coz we mutha fking can't, thats why

A good workman never blames his tools

@SmithMrCorona

2 күн бұрын

Yeah, say that next time you try to cutting down a tree using a rusted handsaw.

@lukejonesme

2 күн бұрын

@@SmithMrCorona A good work man would sharpen the handsaw before trying to cut down a tree with it.

@Dan-pw3kb

2 күн бұрын

@@SmithMrCorona maybe you could play Blue Monday on the handsaw?

@ianhunt4147

Күн бұрын

The challenge is to use the rusted hacksaw - challenge accepted !

@johnmunro4952

Күн бұрын

That's still the workman's fault. A good workman would look after their tools.

The talent on display here is almost as impressive as the thoroughness of the instrument collection

@eskimosound

8 күн бұрын

Yeah the instrument collection is fantastic, the bass and that sax/oboe? Are they all vintage?

@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx

6 күн бұрын

@@eskimosound Yes. I owned a DH200 'digital horn' back in the 90s.

This is mankind's greatest achievement.

@ittybitty6474

10 күн бұрын

❤😂

@Cool_For_Cats_with_Karlo

2 күн бұрын

Sagely said, sir.

@BjarneBlom

Күн бұрын

For a synth geek, it is very inspiring to see that low-tech gear can sound this great 🤓

@chaoscontagion3208

Күн бұрын

Hear, hear!

I am 54 and I still wear a New Order Blue Monday T shirt!

@ruslannunez4449

Күн бұрын

You wacky guy, you.

@criticus100

5 сағат бұрын

I'm 58 and wear the Joy Division t-shirt

That SK-1 vocal sample, still sounds great even at it's crazy low sample rate

@pcurryii

5 күн бұрын

Was coming here to say "that ahhhhhh was spot on"

@haljalykakik2384

5 күн бұрын

I used to play in a band with a guy who owned an SK-1. It was cool because it was a very low-cost sampling keyboard (under $100 retail when it came out in the late 80s) and it was also a lot of fun to play around with, even though it was still pretty limited compared to the big boys like E-Mu.

@davepayne164

Күн бұрын

I had an SK-1 as a kid, and I reckon I’ve played about 50% of the keyboards in this. 😂

@BjarneBlom

Күн бұрын

It sounds just right to me 👍

Also. These casette-player / keyboard hybrids look like out of this world.

@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx

6 күн бұрын

I suspect that the rubber drive belts have long since turned to mush.

@LeslieDugger

5 күн бұрын

@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx I have the ck-500 . it's fun, but doesn't sound great

@DJTI99

2 күн бұрын

I'm old enough to remember when that thing came out. A Casio keyboard integrated into a boombox is peak 80s.

Sometimes KZread can recomend great jewels like this video!!

I love that you also included the Choir sample from the Kraftwerk track "Uranium". :D Just as New Order did.

@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx

6 күн бұрын

Oh yes, so it is. I hadn't realised that. I wonder if NO paid royalties?

@KRAFTWERK2K6

6 күн бұрын

@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx hmmm i'm not sure if New Order later had to pay some royalties or not. Could have been that they got allowance by Ralf Hütter. The band usually doesn't charge anyone, if they like the final result where some Kraftwerk Samples were used.

@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx

6 күн бұрын

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 That's very kind of him.

@brianwilson49

6 күн бұрын

the choir sound is originally a ‘preset’ from the mellotron library (I use ‘preset' in the loosist sense with a mellotron lol) so quite easy to recreate. if you have a mellotron. and the choir bank of tapes! simpler still to get a software instrument version really.

@KRAFTWERK2K6

6 күн бұрын

@@brianwilson49 Yeah this was before they got the Vako Orchestron which they used a lot from "Trans Europa Express" onwards.

It just goes to show you can’t blame the gear. This is really inspiring

@minorseven8134

11 күн бұрын

exactly

@geminidefect

11 күн бұрын

nailed it ever watch Bad Gear?

@daviddunkelheit9952

10 күн бұрын

Never can blame the gear. Its the enduser almost always…

@dreamsthatgotogether7553

10 күн бұрын

So you expect someone with enough talent and determination should have done this in 1983 or whatever (doing it all live of course instead of using a 2020’s era computer to edit it together)

@apreviousseagle836

8 күн бұрын

It works because the synths they used were not that far off from the Casios in the video, lol

OMG, I had a terrible day today and I came across this random, out of nowhere video and it put a smile in face for a change ... you saved the day, sir! God bless you and your talent!

@gblargg

7 күн бұрын

Same, big smiles as I watch this. So fun, and it's really all Casio.

@chaoscontagion3208

Күн бұрын

Me, too. This was what I needed today. One of my favorite songs of all time. 💙💙💙

This is somehow a perfectly flawless reproduction, despite sonically being a complete departure from the original. What an amazing concept and masterful execution!

I have what is essentially a Casio child's toy keyboard, and, with effects, there's an organ and a vibraphone sound that are perfectly useable!

Perfect! An academic lesson to the ones who pretend that cheap intruments are not good enough. Talent is work and inspiration. When the musician is enough every instrument sonds perfect. Bravo ! Great job and nice performance. For me it sounds like New Order, at least it's in order ;-)

@Zontar82

10 күн бұрын

many great bands started with crappy instruments and yet gave us great songs

@midwinter78

10 күн бұрын

It's an impressive collection of Casios though, and some look high-end, I meant not CZ high end but still. Try doing it all on a VL1 and you'll have something charming in its own way but not nearly as impressive.

Now that's the thing to make Casio haters shut up for good. As a faithful user of XW-P1, which was often laughed at, because "why do you use a toy brand instead of getting yourself a Yamaha or Korg" I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@subwaygaragemusic

4 күн бұрын

The XW is awesome! I think Casio gets too much flak for having a "toy" reputation but their recent keyboards like the Casiotone series are awesome as heck.

@knucklesmcgirk7190

11 сағат бұрын

My wristwatch is a casio

That's a completely new order of instruments to play that song. Very impressive.

Hey Shakira, can your Rolexes do that? 😂

Each instrument became more wild as the song went on.

Probably 1% of the money required to create the actual synth machines used by New Order. But totally legit, and very well done. Thank you!

As someone who owns a Casio MT-500, I smiled when seeing it appear with the drum pads on this video. S Tier work.

Well Dang now I have to go back in time and start collecting Casio instruments.

0:13 My oldest brother got this one for Xmas when he was a child. He eventually got bored of it and I took it with me. And it's still with me, inside my closet and working like a champ.

0:55 was what I was waiting for

Casio was such a cool company. Always my favorite products all- around

2:08 The moment your RBMK reactor explodes.

"How to draw an owl" musical edition

I believe this is a Casio ad. If it's not, Casio SHOULD pay you some money. I've played 3 or 4 of those cheap Casio's including the MIDI guitar. I cannot believe how good this cover sounds.

This video feels like it was tailor made just for me. Two of my hyperfixations - Casio instruments and Blue Monday - combined.

@MilwaukeeF40C

7 күн бұрын

It's the first synth song I would try to do. Very basic. I have my hands full being a Reggae pianist though.

This song was one of the first STM/MOD files I ever got.

@hdufort

Күн бұрын

Oh nice! I had the Blue Monday vinyl but never had the chance to get the s3m or mod file. My first mods were U96 Das Boot and Xtermin8 (can't find a version of this one on KZread sadly).

@tzisorey

Күн бұрын

@@hdufort I had a (to my mind) extensive collection of STM, S3M, MOD, XM, etc files - sadly they were all lost in The Great Zip-Drive Crash of 2003.

That was absolutely glorious.

I was having a bad day, this has really cheered me up

Brilliant ‼️takes me back to 1984 , attempting to play along to new order on my mt-65 ( from Dixons😂)

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@bazo1630

2 ай бұрын

Swapped it for a Yamaha CS 01, wish I still had both

Heard many interpretations of Blue Monday and this is up there with the best of them! 😊

It's so cool how you can take all of that old electronic stuff and make some cool tunes with it.

So meny memorys coming back from the 1980's. Thank you :)

Wow them superdrums samples bring back memories as a kid in the late 80s. First keyboard I had was a casio MT205 with the digital drum sticks. Trying to change the drum sound with that button on the stick was a pain in the backside. Really great cover.

@havvacuppa

9 күн бұрын

Yeah, got the exact same setup one Christmas, imagined it'd be just like having an invisible drumkit! The reality was...slightly disappointing :D

Thats probably how New Order played it. lol I enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing.

Masterpiece!!! This song is amazing, no matter what version you are hearing, and there are a lot of versions... They will never end. And that makes me so happy!!!

Dude, you deserve my respect! That was totally awesome! Glad to see people still love the retro style! Well done mate!👏

It reminds me a bit of Orkestra Obsolete's cover where they performed the song using 19th century instruments. This is just as amazing.

@SuperMickyChow

6 күн бұрын

I was just about to say the same! Have you heard the hurdy gurdy version?

@Sacto1654

4 күн бұрын

@@SuperMickyChow What's the KZread of that version?

@Sacto1654

4 күн бұрын

What's interesting is that if the person had recorded the original 7 minute 31 second version, it would have been almost as good as the _original_ version. It's good enough to be put on Spotify, if that's even possible.

This is bloody fantastic !

Wow. That old Casio VL takes me back about 40 years when my mom's friend gave me one for a birthday. I loved that thing and played it until it broke.

I saw New Order live in Athens, Greece. They played for an hour and then they turned to live. A guy on the front grabbed the leg of the singer to stop him from leaving. The need for encores was in the air but they didn't want to do it. Bernard Sumner hit the guy on the head with his harmonica and left. I hate them. I also saw The Birthday Party live in Athens, Greece. They gave an incredible performance and Nick Cave, though completely wasted, gave us FOUR encores. FOUR!!!!! Needles to say, I love them.

I just couldn't stop dancing and smiling while whatching your video. Thank you for this!

Dang, the bass coming out of the 1000p is impressive! I didn’t know of any casiotones that could do such a full, round bass sound.

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

Full disclosure - the main bass in the song is actually a combination of the 1000p, the HT-700 and the MT-400V. That being said, the 1000p is what provides the bottom end fundamental "bassiest" part of the sound. I used the HT-700 to add a more traditional synth bass mid-range component and the MT-400V to provide a more aggressive pulse wave component. To your point though, without the 1000p the bass would sound a lot thinner as bass sounds aren't one of the strengths of most Casios. But, the keyboards of their sine wave era can pack a punch in the low end, especially the 1000p with it's synthesis capabilities. Thanks for the comment!

@raistaparta

2 ай бұрын

I used to play in a band where I played the bass on keys and my bass was a Casiotone 1000P. It cuts off the lowest of lows but because it’s all sine waves it’s pretty deep. Did the job well enough for some years!

Sheer brilliance, and hugely entertaining. Thank you so much. 'Nuff said.

One of the best music videos in KZread history!

I was expecting Foreigner's Blue Monday 😂 but once I adjusted this was extremely cool!

Awesome, the sound on the dance floor at Jackson’s discotheque Staines circa 1983.

I have had so many of those instruments, what a trip down memory lane.....

And this with Casio equipment, wow

We definitely need this kind of music back in the 2020s

Talent and effort gets you a long way.

That was really good!!! It brought back a memory of a $200 Casio keyboard my parents bought for me in 1987. It may have been that SK-1, as I recall being able to speak into it, to take voice samples. Had I not watched this video, I may have never remembered. Great Video!

A very talented guy recreating my fav track of 1984 thankyou for showing me how complex it is

Wow! The best thing I’ve seen on KZread in years.

Hey, it's the famous name from the monthly vocoder shoutout I have heard so many times! Great work! I love the HT-700 on the drums. I bought one a few years ago in a fit of nostalgia for my first "real" synth as a teenager in the 80s. I really need to use it more like when I had my original one. RIP my OG HT-700.

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

Awesome & thanks for the comment!

Casio were the BRAND in the 80s. They were so innovative and made products that were affordable, even on the higher end. Sony were there toom but made high end 'pro' products too, that were cutting edge. Technics were for 'pros'.

Brilliant! I've rescued an MT-240, a CT-310 and an SA-75 from various Goodwills. I'm a guitar player with no keyboard experience and I'm a bit intimidated. They are a blast to fool around on, and of course New Order riffs were the first attempts. This is something to aspire to!

Love this, wish you would do a 8 min version like the original and include "the beach" in the mix. This is great

They spin me round like a record. I love those sounds.

МОЩНАЯ ТЕХНИКА !

So Great. I got the MT605. Still working after more than 40 years.

Sounds pretty much like the original. Love the axe !

I am one with the Casio, and the Casio is with me

This was absolutely brilliant! Fantastic. You are very clever and immensely talented. You did this cheerful little ditty and New Order proud with this. Lovely stuff. PT x

The KX-101 is an absolute abomination, and I'm totally here for it! Great stuff.

I have no words for this incredible achievement! Bravo, maestro!

Sehr cool... einmal quer durch die Synthi-Classiker von Casio... alles dabei was sich im SynthiPop Rang und Namen erspielt hat. 👍😁

That was f******* AWESOME!! I am just missing a Casiotone PT-20.... :-( This is me just being nostalgic. What a GREAT performance. Thumbs up.

That`s brilliant, the best cover version of Blue Monday, I ever heard.

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Dude, this sounds so flippin' GOOD!

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Genius and totally awesome. You have such a cool and large collection of vintage casio synths, it's awesome.

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

- How many CASIO instruments would you like? - YES :-)

Just discovered this vid and playing it for the 4th time - I'll never get rid of it !!!

Sunset of mechanics, dawn of the machines.

1:22 i was shocked I saw the mt40, it represents my childhood, from your video I now know the model number, thank you so much. And I love how you used casio devices to recreate Blue Monday

Stellar !!! Loved this !

I had that SK-1 when I was little! Loved that damn thing. It was so revolutionary at the time!

Absolutely awesome! Thx for sharing!

Now it's like 200% of 80s in 80s ;) Great job!

This was fun to watch. I've owned at least two of those Casios in my lifetime.

Simply outstanding , in the oast 40+ years I have owned most of the common stuff used in the video. but man there's a few rocking horse poop items in there ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So clever, snd completely spot on. Bravo! ❤❤

I see this perfectly fitting on an official New Order tribute. Thank you Sir. I cannot imagine how many hours of work are included on this 3 minute piece. It feels your dedication and love for it. Thanks again.

Amazing collection of oddities!

Wow that is great! One of the favorite songs!

Gotta love a forty year old synth that still works all my fucking Roland’s have issues and the cheap older Casios still work great it’s sooooooo good great jam Man U killing them softly

Just brilliant. Amazing talent, camera work, editing, and some Casio gear there that I've never seen before. Beautiful job.

Always waiting for a new cover from you. Love it!

@PolaroidsofthePyramids

2 ай бұрын

Awesome - thanks so much!

Absolutely brilliant!

It's not what you play, it's how you play it ... very nice

The Casio Man!

Amazing work!!!

Had the keyboard with the detachable speakers ! Fun days. Thanks for putting this together. Nostalgia overload 😊

This absolutely made my day; my brother and I had the MT500 with the attached drum pads, fond memories, thanks for doing this!

I really enjoyed listening in, thanks for posting 😎👍👍🎸🎹🎧🎛️🥁🎙️🎶